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  2. Flux - Wikipedia

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    Flux as flow rate per unit area. In transport phenomena ( heat transfer, mass transfer and fluid dynamics ), flux is defined as the rate of flow of a property per unit area, which has the dimensions [quantity]· [time] −1 · [area] −1. [6] The area is of the surface the property is flowing "through" or "across".

  3. Minimum deviation - Wikipedia

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    In a prism, the angle of deviation (δ) decreases with increase in the angle of incidence (i) up to a particular angle.This angle of incidence where the angle of deviation in a prism is minimum is called the minimum deviation position of the prism and that very deviation angle is known as the minimum angle of deviation (denoted by δ min, D λ, or D m).

  4. Chromatic aberration - Wikipedia

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    In optics, chromatic aberration ( CA ), also called chromatic distortion and spherochromatism, is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point. [1] It is caused by dispersion: the refractive index of the lens elements varies with the wavelength of light. The refractive index of most transparent materials decreases with increasing ...

  5. Deflection (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Deflection (physics) An object hitting a surface is an example of deflection. In physics, deflection is a change in a moving object's velocity, hence its trajectory, as a consequence of contact ( collision) with a surface or the influence of a non-contact force field. Examples of the former include a ball bouncing off the ground or a bat ...

  6. Desmos - Wikipedia

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    Desmos was founded by Eli Luberoff, a math and physics double major from Yale University, [3] and was launched as a startup at TechCrunch 's Disrupt New York conference in 2011. [4] As of September 2012, it had received around 1 million US dollars of funding from Kapor Capital, Learn Capital, Kindler Capital, Elm Street Ventures and Google ...

  7. Calculator - Wikipedia

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    An electronic pocket calculator with a seven-segment liquid-crystal display (LCD) that can perform arithmetic operations. A modern scientific calculator with an LCD. An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics .

  8. Dispersive prism - Wikipedia

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    Lamps as seen through a prism. In optics, a dispersive prism is an optical prism that is used to disperse light, that is, to separate light into its spectral components (the colors of the rainbow ). Different wavelengths (colors) of light will be deflected by the prism at different angles. [1] This is a result of the prism material's index of ...

  9. Nicol prism - Wikipedia

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    Nicol prism. A Nicol prism is a type of polarizer. It is an optical device made from calcite crystal used to convert ordinary light into plane polarized light. It is made in such a way that it eliminates one of the rays by total internal reflection, i.e. the ordinary ray is eliminated and only the extraordinary ray is transmitted through the ...